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Cablevision prevails in FCC ruling on deregulation

June

Cablevision of Rockland/Ramapo Inc., has prevailed in its petition filed with the Federal Communications Commission to have basic-cable service rates deregulated in Montvale, N.J., according to a decision released today by the regulatory agency.

The FCC agreed with the West Nyack-based unit of Cablevision Systems Corp., which also provides service to several communities in Rockland County, that satellite providers, such as DirectTV Inc. and DISH Network, provided â€œeffective competitionâ€? in Montvale and revoked the authority of the local-franchising authorities in those communities to regulate basic-cable rates.

The decision also applies to two other Cablevision units that provide cable services to Elizabeth and West Milford, N.J.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 at 6:11 pm by David Schepp.
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One Response to “Cablevision prevails in FCC ruling on deregulation”

Shaun August 29th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
On a side note:

I remember reading somewhere that Cable providers ( Cablevision included ) would be required to allow
subscribers to bring there own box.

Is this true?
Can someone provide more detail?

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